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This really struck a cord with me. I think this short statement is profoundly true. It is always easier to do the bare minimum. It is easier to continue to do things the way that we have always done them, not rock the boat and continue to remain in our comfort zone. At first glance, this may not even be a bad thing. After all, most of us do the things we are doing and have done for a long time because they are good things. The problem is that good can be the enemy of great.

This got me thinking. What causes somebody to move from good to great? What fuels somebody enough to allow themselves to choose the more difficult path, embrace something new, and ultimately embrace the self inconvenience that comes with change? My first thought was vision. After all, vision is about the destination. It is the road map to accomplishing whatever it is that one is striving after. It is the action plan to the dream. In reflecting more about it though, I wonder is vision by itself enough? After all, it is easy to say that you believe in a vision, it is easy to have a dream, but what fuels the vision on day to day basis? What causes somebody to embrace the discomfort of inconvenience, day in and day out when nobody else is looking? I propose that vision by itself is not enough; instead, it is about passion for the vision. If vision is the vehicle to accomplish something great, passion is the fuel that drives the car. Often vision can ignite passion; however, passion is something that needs to be stewarded in one’s life if it is to be sustained. (more…)